Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTEJ

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Aleza GAzErTEJ
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 6, 1887.
A gentleman long familiar with govern
mental affairs here says that OF all previous
cabinets there never was one SO subservlent
TO the President "a Mr.. Cleveand's, every
man in which, he says, seems to be in such
dread of losing his place that, instead OF
being the Presidents adviser, he ID afraid TO
omen his mouth except to agree to every
thing the President says Or does. The gem
tleman referred to says that Postmaster
General Villas recently escorted friend TO
the White House and introduced him to the
President. The friend referred to was
prominent and influential democrat, who
during the interview expressed his dissent
from some of the Presidents policy in very
plain but respectful terms. When they re-
tired. Mr.. Villas expressed his great sur
prise that he should have talked TO the
President as he had done, and said that he
would not have thought of doing SO.
The news from Key West TO- day is sup.
posed at the Office of the Marine Hospital
Service to be OF rather serious character.
Seventeen new cases of yellow fever are re.
ported there, and the disease has obtained
entrance into the Jail as we'll as the hotel.
II reached there it is eaid III furniture
brought by some cigar makers from Ha-
vanas The Marine Hospital Service mas
$50 600 at its disposal, every cent OF Wnlch
will be expended, if necessary, III prompt
efforts to suppress the disease and prevent
its extension, as its arrival In this country
90 early in the season gives 1t time TO
spread over o wide region before the al.
vent of cold weather, unless it be stamped
out at once. Records of yellow fever are
kept at the Office referred to, and it ls said
there that the cycle of epidemic exemption
in this country expired last year.
In the departments here the states are
being reduced to their regular quotas OF EN-
ployees In applying this rule TO Virginia
it is said the sufferers are republican non
residents.
Senator Vance has telegraphed here to be
apprized at once of the return OF the Presl-
dent. When so apprized it is understood
that he and his colleague, Senator Ransom,
and the entire delegation in the House from
North Carolina will come on here TO en-
deavor to have revoked the recent order BY
which the number of internal revenue dis
tricts in their State was reduced from three
to two, as was also done in Virginia.
The owners of the st. Marc Hotel have
sold that property to the Central National
Bank. of this city, which will soon occupy it
as its banking house The lessees were paid
Sl5 900 for surrendering their lease. The
property onthe northwest corner of Al street
and Pennsylvania avenue has been sold to
Mr.. ]. L. Barbour and q syndicate, who, it
is said, are also negotiating for the purchase
of all the property adjoining on AZ street as
fer I'D as the church, and all on the avenue
as far up as Morrison's book store, their OBJ
ect being to erect thereon a magnificent
and immense hotel, or 10 sell to parties who
will.
The impression is becoming stronger here
that Secretary Lamar will fill the existing
vacancy in the U. S. Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Bingham, of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia, this morn.
ing decided that the blue laws of this city,
save only that prohibiting the sale of liquor
on Sundays, are imperative and of no effect,
and that, in fact no such laws were ever
legally enacted The hotel stands and
drugstorcs can hereafter carry on business
as usual ON Sundays.
Mr.. Winship, agent of the Consolidated
Coal Company, now that the Alexandria
Canal has been destroyed, has had a dock
dredged NJ the south end of the Long bridge,
to which the coal boats that formerly Car
ried coal by that canal to the brick yards
near Waterloo, are now towed from George
town and discharge their cargoes, which are
transferred to the brick yards in carts.
The flags on the Senate aud Honse are fly
ing at half mast to day in respect of the
memory Of the late ex Vica.President
Wheeler. the flags referred TO are the on.
y ones in the city 80 flying.
Secretary Endicott has got into trouble
with some of his immediate neighbors; with
one because he allows children TO play Gro
quet on q lot adjoining ha residence, and
with another because the workmen en-
ployed in the erection ofhis house commence
their labors so early in the morning, and
disturb his slumbers.
An answer was received this morning by
the interstate commerce commission from
the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad
Company, to the complaint of the Michigan
Central Railroad Company, against it for
selling tickets to commercial travellers at 81
lower rate than that given to the public gen.
orally. The Chicago and Grand Trunk
Railroad Company admits tho sale Of
tickets, and the other facts stated by the
road making tho complaint. 1t holds that
the form Of ticket sold commercial travellers
is in the nature of a special contract by which
the company is relieved from some part of
the liability subject to which it transports
other passengers, and it is claimed that
this limitation constitutes sufficient reason
for the discrimination in favor of com.
mercial travellers. 1t lie also stated that
these travellers constitute distinct class of
the railroad travelling public, generally rid
ing short distance Al a time and visiting
q number of places of business on the line of
road often going from one station TO
another by freight trains, and altogether
travelling very much more than any other
class of people. They. also create q large
freight traffic over the roads by the sales
they make at places along the line. In
view of these considerations it is contend
ed that the provisions of the Inter State
Commerce law do not apply to mileage tick.
cts sold to commercial agents. Substantially
the same answer is made to similar COM
plant against the Chicago and Grand Trunk
Po;lroed Comnanv nv T,Ouis Garrison